Key Issue 5 - The Catholic Threat

Question 1

Why did Elizabeth tolerate Catholics in the first decade of her reign?

Answer 1

• the fear of foreign intervention
• the fear of rebellion
• the realisation that the majority of the population were still Catholic at heart

Question 2

What events led to Elizabeth being harsher to Catholics?

Answer 2

• 1568: arrival of Mary Stuart in England
• 1569: Northern Rebellion
• 1570: the issue of a Papal Bull of Excommunication against Elizabeth
• 1571: Ridolfi Plot
• 1580: arrival of Jesuit priests in England
• 1583: Throckmorton Plot
• 1586: Babington Plot
• 1588: Spanish Armada

Question 3

What was a recusant?

Answer 3

Used to describe individuals who rebelled against Elizabeth’s Religious Settlement by refusing to attend church services; they weee fined

Question 4

Who were the Jesuits and what did they want!

Answer 4

They were members of the Roman Catholic missionary order, who’s chief aim was to destroy Protestantism.

Question 5

What could Liz do with Mary S?

Answer 5

• keep her in England
• send her back to Scotland
• execute her
• help her regain her Scottish throne
• acknowledge her as heir to the throne of England
• allow her to go to France

Question 6

When was the Northern Rebellipn?

Answer 6

November 1569

Question 7

What caused the Northern Rebelkion?

Answer 7

Mary S arrived in Rngland in 1568, providing hope for Catholics. Earl of Westmoreland and Northumberland wanted to depose Elizabeth and place Mary on the throne, then have her marry Duke of Norfolk.

Question 8

How many men stormed Durham in the Northern Rebellion?

Answer 8

4600

Question 9

What did the rebels do in Durham?

Answer 9

Held Catholic mass and tore up the English Bible

Question 10

Why did the Northern Rebellion fail?

Answer 10

• lack of foreign support
• poor planning and leadership
• popularity of Elizabeth

Question 11

When was Elizabeth excommunicated?

Answer 11

February 1570

Question 12

What did parliament do in response to the Papal Bull?

Answer 12

Issued a new Treason Act in 1571 which made it treasonable to declare that Elizabeth was not the lawful queen

Question 13

Why was Mary executed?

Answer 13

Walsingham claimed she was a part of the Babington Plot.

Question 14

When was Mary executed?

Answer 14

8th February 1587

Question 15

What impact did Mary’s execution have?

Answer 15

There was very little immediate backlash

Question 16

Who was involved in the Ridolfi Plot?

Answer 16

Ridolfi
Duke of Norfolk
the Pope
King Philip

Question 17

What was the aim of the Ridolfi Plot?

Answer 17

To overthrow Elizabeth, replace her with Mary and restore Catholicism to England.

Question 18

When was the Ridolfi Plot?

Answer 18

1571

Question 19

Who was involved in the Throckmorton Plot?

Answer 19

the Pope
Throckmorton
Phillip II
French and Spanish ambassadors

Question 20

What was the aim of the Throckmorton Plot?

Answer 20

To free Mary and restore Catholicism, in the process killing Liz. There would be an uprising and invasion by the French.

Question 21

When was the Throckmorton Plot?

Answer 21

1583

Question 22

Who was involved in the Babington Plot?

Answer 22

Babington
Philip II
the Pope
Mary S (allegedly)

Question 23

What was the aim of the Babington Plot?

Answer 23

Assassinate Elizabeth and replace her wth Mary, supported by 60,000 Spanish men

Question 24

Who uncovered all the plots?

Answer 24

Francis Walsingham